Oakland University Senate

March 18, 1965

Agenda

MEMORANDUM
March 12, 1965

TO: All Members of the Senate

FROM: Donald D. O'Dowd, for the Steering Committee

RE: Agenda for Meeting of March  18, 1965

The next meeting of the Senate will be on Thursday, March 18, 1965, at 4:00 p.m. in room 235 of the Science Building.

A. New Business

1. Recommendation from the Steering Committee (Mr. O'Dowd)

a. The following faculty members are nominated to fill vacancies in standing committees of the Senate.

Committee on Athletics:   Mrs. White and Mr. Moeller
Committee on Graduate Study:  Mr. Hetenyi

2. Recommendation from the Committee on Instruction (Mr. Tomboulian)

a. The Committee regrets that it seems necessary once again to change the final exam schedule, this time to allow for four common exams in multi-section courses. The Committee realizes that this is only a temporary solution and that either we shall have to extend the exam period, or we must enforce our current schedule and not allow common exams. The following proposal seems a reasonable compromise for the present semester.

"That a period of four days be scheduled at the end of each semester in which examinations may be given, or classes held, at the option of the instructor. The scheduling should permit no more than three meeting periods in each of the four days. The exception to this schedule would be evening classes which would have evening meeting periods."

The underlined portion represents a change from the resolution adopted by the Senate on April 7, 1964, which reads in part:

"...The scheduling should permit no more than one three-and-one-half- hour meeting period in the morning, and one three-and-one-half-hour meeting period in the afternoon of each of the four days...."

3. Recommendations from the Committee on Academic Standing and Honors (Mr. Sells)

a. The following policy is presented for adoption by the Senate in lieu of the policy approved on June 14, 1961, and currently in effect.

Academic Probation Policy

A student's academic status may fall into one of three categories: (A) good standing, (B) probation, (C) liable for dismissal. These are defined as follows:

(A) Good standing - cumulative g.p.a. 2.0 or above.

(B) Probation - cumulative g.p.a. less than 2.0 but above number listed below.

(C) Liable for dismissal - cumulative g.p.a. less than the number listed below.

Total Credits Attempted (OU and Elsewhere)	Cum. G.P.A.	Total Credits Attempted (OU & Elsewhere)	Cum. G.P.A.
4	1.00	44	1.50
8	1.05	48	1.55
12	1.10	52	1.60
16	1.15	56	1.65
20	1.20	60	1.70
24	1.25	64	1.75
28	1.30	68	1.80
32	1.35	72	1.85
36	1.40	76	1.90
40	1.45	80	1.95
		84	2.00

1. The Academic Standing Committee will review the status of all students in categories B and C.

2. The Committee may dismiss students in category C.

3. The Committee may dismiss students in category B who are not making satisfactory progress towards a 2.0 cumulative average. Satisfactory progress is defined as an average semester increase in cumulative g.p.a. of 0.0125 for each credit hour taken (0.050 for a four-credit course, or 0.20 for four four-credit courses).

b. The following policy is presented for adoption.

"Any student on academic probation or on disciplinary academic probation will not be permitted to hold office in any recognized campus organization, and, further will be denied the privilege of representing the University in any official capacity, either on campus or away."

It is the experience of the Committee on Academic Standing and Honors that the term "probation" is meaningless. Other than the fact that such action is entered on the student's record, there is no punitive action connected with the term.

4. Recommendation from the Ad Hoc Committee on Constitutional Revision, Bylaws, and Procedures (Mr. Appleton)

a. The attached document contains the recommendations of the Committee.

Your attention is drawn to the requirement of the following provision of the University Organization document in this connection.

"Amendments to and revisions of this document shall require an affirmative vote of at least twenty-four senators for ratification."

DDO'D:ird
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